Govt Should Facilitate Finance Entrepreneurship Initiatives: ICGE-II
The final day of the second edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality focused on the "challenging gendered power structures in sustainable entrepreneurship and social business." The conference held at the Gender Park Campus in Kerala's Kozhikode highlighted the government's roles in facilitating the finances related to sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives and businesses. Moreover, it emphasized how government policies,… read-more
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KGF: Chapter 2 To Hit Big Screens On July 16, Confirms Yash
The much-awaited sequel of the KGF series, KGF: Chapter 2 will be released on the big screens on July 16, 2021, announced the movie's protagonist Yash on January 29. Moreover, tagging prominent Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon in another tweet, director… read-more
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EV Metro Feeder Service 'Oye! Rickshaw' Registers Huge Growth In December
With five lakh rides in December 2020, India's largest e-rickshaw operator, ‘Oye! Rickshaw’ surpassed all pre-COVID-19 figures. The affordable metro feeder service company also crossed the milestone of six million overall rides since its launch in 2017. Providing easy and accessible transport options, Oye! Rickshaw in quick time-period became the fastest growing electronic vehicle based company in India. Interestingly, around 35% of all rides… read-more
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Shinzo Abe Among 2 Non-Indians Conferred With Padma Vibhushan This Year
The Union Home Ministry on the eve of 72nd Republic Day honoured two non-Indians – former Japan PM Shinzo Abe and India-based American physicist Narinder Singh Kapany - with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award for their exceptional and distinguished services. While Shinzo Abe was awarded for his efforts in the field of public affairs, Narinder Singh Kapany, widely known as 'father of fiber optics', was conferred posthumously with… read-more
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Anand Mahindra Gifts Thar SUV To Debutants Who Sealed 4th Test Win
Taking to Twitter, Business tycoon Anand Mahindra has announced that all six young debutants of India vs Australia test series will be gifted the all-new Mahindra Thar SUV. Highlighting the efforts made by team India in the Brisbane Test, Anand Tweeted, "they’ve made it possible for future generations of youth in India to dream & explore the impossible". The debutants - Mohammad Siraj, T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar,… read-more
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"We are Committed To Your Privacy": WhatsApp Tells Users Via Its Status
Making an effort to ensure that the doubts regarding privacy breaches are cleared, WhatsApp reached out to its users through its application on January 17. Sending status updates, WhatsApp emphasized on the privacy of its users saying, "We are committed to your privacy." Additionally, highlighting that the chats are end-to-end encrypted, the Facebook-owned platform said that it cannot hear or listen to the personal conversations of its users… read-more
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Sonu Sood To Start Mission That Ensures No One Misses Online Class
Emerging as a ray of hope to the needy and underprivileged people during the times of pandemic, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood will now help underprivileged children to access online education. Announcing his new mission through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram posts, the philanthropic actor disclosed that this mission would ensure no student in the nation misses their online classes. While he did not… read-more
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Former NDTV Journalist Nidhi Razdan Duped For Job At Harvard
In a shocking revelation, Former NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan has claimed that she was victimised for a job at Harvard. In a statement on Twitter, Nidhi said she became "the victim of a very serious phishing attack". She added that the attack was well "sophisticated and coordinated" and she had lost all her personal information to the scammers. Earlier in June 2020, Nidhi announced on her tweet that she had received an offer to join Harvard… read-more
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Donald Trump Becomes First US President To Be Impeached Twice
Following the US Capitol riots and subsequent developments, Donald Trump on January 13 became the first US President to be impeached twice. Amid heavy security deployment at the Capitol, the house voted 232-197 to impeach Trump, twice within 13 months. Notably, 10 Republicans had also supported the impeachment process, holding Trump responsible for the Capitol seize. The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump "a clear and present danger… read-more
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News Reports On Hilaly's Claim Over Balakot Strike Flagged Red By Fact Checkers
The reports of former Pakistani diplomat Zafar Hilaly admitting 300 casualties during the Balakot airstrike has come under the radar of fact checkers. The reports, which stormed the mainstream Indian media on January 9, were denounced by Zafar himself in a tweet calling the video as a doctored one. Reportedly, telecasted on a talk show at Pakistan’s Hum TV, the episode had two different statements by Zafar, which were mixed and presented… read-more
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